A Brief History of Dream Sharing: Techniques, Theory and Cyberspace. [CD-ROM]

Richard C. Wilkerson (Author)

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From the Author

I first went online in the early 1990's to research information about dreams, but what I found instead was something far more valuable: dreamers themselves. Many of these folks had never shared dreams before, had never attended a seminar or workshop and never been in any kind of dream oriented therapy. They wanted to talk about their dreams and they wanted to be able to do so on a more profound level than could occur at the office water-cooler. The virtual community Electric Dreams was formed to address this need. A variety of dream sharing techniques and groups were developed. But people wanted more, some kind of historical context and insight into the dreamwork techniques that have been used offline and by other cultures and societies. I began offering a series of courses that were intelligent, but short, easy to understand and immediately useful in working with dreams. This course has evolved over the years and is included in the CD, A Brief History of Dream Sharing. As our networking online expanded, so did the resource base, and I have included a searchable dream bibliography & resource database. To understand the development and possibilities of dream sharing on the Internet, I have also include a series of articles tracing this development and offering valuable connections to the online dream movement.

About the Author

Richard Catlett Wilkerson is a Bay Area writer, dream educator, and computer mediated communications specialist. He brought these backgrounds together in the early 1990's to create the largest and longest surviving dream sharing organization on the Internet, the Electric Dreams virtual community. He is currently the owner of DreamGate, a San Francisco based Internet company providing online support to writers, researchers and other dream related organizations. He is the Web Manager for the Association for the Study of Dreams and the Chair of the ASD Electronic Communications Committee.

Internet and Dreams Timeline for projects of Richard Wilkerson

Coming this Fall: Dream Sharing in Cyberspace, In Stanley Krippner and Mark Waldman's DreamScaping, Roxbury Park/Lowell House.

1999 - Dreamwork forum on AOL America Online Altmed [Alternative Medicine]

1999 - Canadian Pubic TV, Access Learning online and the History of Dreams project.

1998 - Chair, Electronic Communications Committee, Association for the Study of Dreams.

1998 - Web Manager for The Association for the Study of Dreams.

1998 - ASD board approves online domain.

1997 - New Online Class on the History of Dream Sharing offered via DreamGate.

1997 - Dream Center developed for Self Help and Psychology.

1997 - Cyber-Dream Reference Library opens.

1996 - ASD Online Dream Inspired Art Gallery opens.

1996 - The Dream and Internet Center built for the ASD conference in Berkeley, CA.

1996 - Novato Dream Center and Library established online. (now Dream Library & Archive)

1995 - DreamGate takes over IIDCC and Electric Dreams publication.

1995 - DreamGate establishes joint project with The Dream Tree - Global Dreaming News.

1995 - The Association for the Study of Dreams Web project begins.

1995 - Cyberphile begins on Dream Time Magazine (Fall).

1995 - The Global Dreaming News added to Electric Dreams ezine.

1995 - University of New South Wales & Electric Dreams Web Project.

1994 - Online dream classes offered through IIDCC.

1994 - Electric Dreams community offers dream sharing and dreamwork online.

1994 - The Dream Guide to the Internet published online with dream research bibliographies.

1994 - Electric Dreams goes public but remains a free public service. issn 1089 4284.

1993 - IIDCC International Internet Dream Community Center established at IGC, the Institute for Global Communications. IGC had become well know due to their affiliation with APC, the Association for Progressive Communications. It was an APC network that helped the Russian society move towards democracy.

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Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: DreamGate; 1 Ed edition (May 21, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1585480088
• ISBN-13: 978-1585480081
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,698,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clearly the finest publication of its kind., June 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Brief History of Dream Sharing: Techniques, Theory and Cyberspace. (CD-ROM)

Mr. Wilkerson continues to provide exceptional service to the world dreaming community with this hallmark publication. I was particularly impressed with the bibliography of over 5,000 titles on dreams and dreaming. Not only it this CD a valuable source, it has direct links to other sources around the globe.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This work is clearly the finest publication of its kind., June 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Brief History of Dream Sharing: Techniques, Theory and Cyberspace. (CD-ROM)

Mr. Wilkerson continues to provide exceptional service to the world dreaming community with this hallmark publication. I was particularly impressed with the bibliography of over 5,000 titles on dreams and dreaming. Not only it this CD a valuable source in itself, it has direct links to other sources around the globe.

I recommend this CD-ROM for anyone interested in dreams and dreaming, beginners as well as experts.